Mark speaks with editor Alvina Ling about her progression in the book publishing industry, the role of an editor, and taking risks to bring Jimmy Liao’s magical book, The Sound of Colors, to North America.

Not sure how I found this site, but glad I did. Wonderful interview with Alvina Ling! Loved hearing about the behind the scenes process of developing “The Sound of Colors”. I’m adding this site to my morning reads so I can catch up on more interviews. Thanks!

Woo hoo! We’re getting ready to interview Alvina in our blogger interview series (we’re slowly making our way through all the wonderful Blue Rose Girls), and we’ll FOR SURE have to link to this. Thanks! As usual, you all rock.

[…] Third:Ã‚Â She’s edited some of our very favorite books, including The Sound of Colors by Jimmy Liao, and Hippo! No, Rhino! by Jeff Newman.Ã‚Â Listen here for aÃ‚Â great interview with Mark of Just One More Book!! about what it was like to edit a Taiwanese adult graphic novel for a young American audience.Ã‚Â And read more about her editing process in thisÃ‚Â fabulously informative post. […]

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Comment by Greg

October 15, 2007 @ 12:34 am

Fantastic interview. I have a few books that Alvina has edited on my bookshelf, and they’re both wonderful. I hope she’s around for a long time.